… Description: The only visiting raptor may be seen in the woodland in summer, or more likely, flying over in September in large flocks or kettles of at 50 or more. …
Type: Birding
… Brilliant cardinal red flowers begin in midsummer and peak in fall as this large, potentially hardy perennial explodes into flower. Plant this salvia in full sun and in average soil, and water it to get the root system established. This perennial …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… petalled, strongly fragrant, pink double-flowered shrub rose with medium green foliage. In ideal conditions it grows very bushy and upright to a full size of roughly 5 feet high and wide, but can be pruned to smaller spaces. height, and 3 to 5 feet in breadth. This cultivar is very disease resistant and particularly winter hardy. Mary Rose® was named after Henry VIII's flagship, which sank in 1545 in battle with the French at the Solent. The wreck was rediscovered in the 1830's when a …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… In addition to the large, architectural foliage typical of so many Rodgersias 'Cherry Blush' adds striking color. The leaves start out bronze in spring, then mature to green bordered in bronzed burgundy. Those dark leaves form an effective setting for the airy spikes of pink …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… clandonensis ‘Arthur Simmonds’ bluebeard won the prize as the hardiest cultivar of Caryopteris in the Ornamental Plant Evaluation trials at the Chicago Botanic Garden. This low-growing, … with silver undersides and clumps of violet-blue flowers at each node. Plant this bluebeard in full sun and in sandy, well-drained soil for best long-term survival in the Chicago region, where they don’t …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… produces large flowers with white centers spiraling out to the bluish lavender petals. Grow in large containers or in seasonal displays in the ground in northern gardens. …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Coral pink tubular flowers appear on an unbranched spike in winter in Chicago. Their coloration contrasts nicely with the grey-green leaves with spikes along their edges that recurve back toward the base of the plant so that, when not in bloom, it looks like a spiky ball—hence the cultivar name Hedgehog. It will be perfectly happy …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… This species is endemic to west Hubei, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China. It was first discovered in 1875 by a surgeon in the Russian army and introduced to western cultivation in 1908. It blooms heavily in winter …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… Lavender flowers are flecked with purple spots in June on Wolong Chinese roof iris ( Iris tectorum ' Wolong'), a handsome selection made by Jim Waddick from natural populations in Wolong, Sichuan Province, China, in 1989. Plant 'Wolong' in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soils, and avoid …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
… water-absorbing plants selected for the Rainwater Glen. An Illinois native plant, it grows in marshes in northern Illinois, in the bald cypress swamps in southern Illinois, and near rivers, stream, and ponds throughout …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
